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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

HEALING POWERS OF THE MIND? event 20th October

CFI UK and Conway
Hall present

HEALING POWERS OF THE
MIND?

Chris French, Andy
Lewis, Mike Heap, Serena Roney-Dougal

Do some people have the power to heal others by psychic means? Would
medicine benefit by being more aware of our “spiritual” dimension? Where do
psychic and spiritual approaches to medicine end and quackery begin? Does
hypnosis work, and if so, how? Does meditation offer real benefits – and if so,
what are they?

2-3pm Michael Heap (Clinical and forensic psychologist working in
Sheffield who has published widely on hypnosis in scientific journals and books
and has taught and lectured on the subject throughout Europe and North
America.) ‘Hypnosis: Suggestion or Trance?’

I also think it's funny that people actually believe in Palm readings, Tarot Cards, Curses, Astrology, paranormal, and Luck pertaining to sports teams (such as if I wear one sock it will help my team win).

Well considering that Theism doesn't necessarily imply any of these absurdies up above all I have to say is 'whew' though if a non-theist believes in these, then what? All and all it is interesting how I never see your skeptical antenna raised up on these issues I outlined above. In fact have you ever mentioned them?

If you did then I will recall my statement, if you didn't then I'm going to have to say you are showing a bit of bias here.

Now I know you are just introducing all this on Oct 20th, but I'd be very interested on your take concerning whether or not we have pyschic powers that can heal.